Show I Heres Here's s How to Have Good Nails Nails neglected during tho the summer Bummer months usually give Sc their possessors trou- trou 1 blo bio before the they are arc a again In a presentable presentable present present- nt- nt able condition The the cause of ot their ill III kept appearance is difficult to correct when the cuticle that has become brittle from lack tack of care breaks into points that are painful as w well 11 as un- un sightly To cure euro this dryness applications of or grease are arc necessary If Jr If however an oily cream creim m. m etc has boon thoroughly rubbed Into the cuticle er c every da day for tOI a n week weel and the skin Is not smooth and the tho points tear deeper Into th lh flesh then the thc they must be 00 cut Cutting the skin surrounding ve e me nails is Ig In this case for If It tho the points point a ore are ro allowed 1110 Cd to remit remain In they 0 tire arc re in danger of or being pulled back more Clipping C must bo lIo only such as aR to smooth tho the surface not to cut ut out the lifted cuticle For this work w u pair pall of manicure scissors fine lne ones with pointed ends arc are be best t. t The They must be kept for this purpose exclusively exclusive exclusive- I ly for cutting oxen even so o light a thing timing as asa asa a bit lilt of thread J ma may strain th them m so 50 as to tomake tomako make mako them unfit for tor manicuring Tile method of or treatment to be followed h 1 by a woman who Is trying to Improve her finger nails includes manicuring once a week k and dal daily care At the cr very beginning of ot this beautifyIng beautify beautify- Ing ork worl she alme must clip hang hanS nails nalls should theme bo be an any and then prepare for a half halt hours liours v work ork work For this she needs a a. file an oran orange e wood stick a acry cry ery dull manicure manicure mani mani- cure ure knife a sharp ono one will wili do endless damage o the tho scissors already mentioned a buffer and some cold cream or tl titLing tinE paste antI and polishing powder Time The latter Is simply made b by taking oxide of or tin ant and coloring it with a drop of or carmine caramine Another is boric add acid and antl powdered starch tinted with three drops of carmine A tinting salvo salve may be bl made of or n a quarter of a dram drum of ot powdered carmine half a dram of or fresh lard hard from which the salt Is washed six drops of ot oil of bergamot bergamot berga berga- I mot met and three drops of essence of Tho The lard Is melted d b by putting Into a cup set into hot water and as soon as it softens It Is removed remo from heat and the theother theother theother other Ingredients beaten in This mixture Is kept in ln a 11 small gla a or porcelain covered cov coy ered Jar When n the nails break eos easily II r. r a condition condition condition condi condi- tion likely when they aro are very vory dr dry a paste to use at night is made mado of or a quarter of or an ounce of ot oil eight grains of or table salt eight and a a. quarter grains each of resin and anel I alum twenty grains of white wax ax and half a no grain of carmine The wax Is la melted the same samo Wl way as an lard in tho the previous paste and the oil stirred In The powders previously sifted together aro are put in as soon lIoon as fiS tho greaso Is removed remo from rom the tho h heat t after melting This mixture is thickly applied to the nails at night When white spots appear on the sur- sur faco ace a different application Is required This consists of or equal parts of turpentine turpentine turpentine turpen turpen- tine and myrrh melted together It Is put on tho the nails at night In the morning olive 0 oil Is used before they are arc washed with hot water and soap Persons who have havo been in the habit of ot using a sharp steel etcel will wJ find a stick does not clean at first This Is precisely be because because be be- cause of ot a scratched surface but when time hn has t bean given to heal these and smooth the tho exterior wood nood does the tho work Another thing timing to be bo mentioned Is that so- so called manicure knives es are aro always aIWAs too sharp for th their thc lr use A new one ono must be 00 betaken betaken taken and Its point and edgo edge rubbed blunt Only in this y vay ay ay is the tho enamel saved from ruin The Tho first manicuring work worl begins with filing the nails trying to mako make them slightly oval o at tho the top At the tho same time care caro must bo be exercised not to breakaway break breakaway breakaway away tho the flesh from the top lop comers corners for tor then tho the skin will fall back and tho the finger finger finger fin fin- ger tips will become broader It Is the skin 1 ln clinging to the sIdes Bides of or the nails that shapes the tho tips After tHin filing the hands are arc put Into a small basin of or warm soapy water to sla stay for tor live minutes Wiping need not be thorough thorough thor thor- ough and the time base of or each nail must bo be covered cred with cold cream to prevent pre the tho softened cuticle drying too soon Then dipping tho the orangewood stick ck Into the tho water tho the tip Is worked gently around tho base baso of ot the nail to loosen the cuticle wIthout without without with wIth- out In an any an wa way tearing It Following this tho the manicure knife also wet Is rubbed around the time cuticle In the same annie manner to erase crase hits bits of or flesh without scraping the enamel Moisture les lessens ens the danger of or surface cutting so tho the knife must be kept wot wet After a minute or so of this the nail nan Is Js carefully wiped 1 Ip d with a soft towel and md the skin kIn will probably bo be found rou rough h. h All projections are aro cut wit will tho the curved scissors scissors eels eels- sors and f t the cuticle is Isen very en thick a 1 little may be r removed ed but too much care caro ro cannot be bo taken to avoid cutting into tho tIme live I flesh for tor If it tho skin bleeds the surface when It Is healed will be bo thick in quality l t Better Dettel not to trim than to cut too much As each finger Is smoothed cold cream should he be rubbed over the nail again Not until both hands have havo been done is tho the tinting paste pate applied and arid over that the powder Tho surface Is then therm rubbed vigorously with the tho buffer burter until all powder powder pow pow- der has been taken up Then tho the finger tips must be bo scrubbed with a n soft nail brush not brush not a n hard one one and and soapy water drying ln thoroughly thorough Again they arc aro ro pol polished pol- pol I hed this time with time tho soft part of the tho palm at nt tho time base baM of the lingers A few tew grains of powder may be he put on tho the hand first If desired to get a higher pol pol- ish Ish but there thero must not bo be enough to show when the tho work ork Is complete Powder Pow Pow- der tier cannot be used oftener than twice twice- a Q week without doln doing damage to the cuticle by drying Each time after cleansing the tho hands tho the nails are rubbed either with a dr dry polIsher pol pol- isher or with tho tue palm |